There was a time, during the Napoleonic Wars, when the British Government could not supply enough coins to its domestic economy. In their place,...
Here is one of the few coins I kept from my half cent die variety collection that I sold many years ago. This is also a Spiked Chin, but it's the...
I have doubts about both of the $3 gold pieces. The relief does not look right on the 1854. It looks too shallow, and I don't like the wire rim or...
I noticed that four people have voted "Apple / Vivid Green." I thought that color was an indication of big trouble. The corrosion was still active...
@Marsden - That AT Morgan dollar makes me want to puke. :vomit: The OP coin is passible, but I since I don't understand the toner market, I'd be...
I would go VF-30. The details are a little sharper, but the color is on the dark side. It is most common of the four Spiked Chin varieties with a...
I am going by the grades on the holders, not what I might grade them. Unfortunately the Covid epidemic left me depending on photos more than I...
I voted "brown," but I know that shows my ignorance, and it's the main reason why I seldom buy Roman coins in copper. Here's my best looking one....
That is a really poor fake. Here's real one that was struck off-center. [ATTACH]
I believe that the 5 pound piece in the ANACS holder that was shown in the opening post as been wiped. I see some hairlines on the reverse in the...
Calling that a "VG" is an example of "grade-flation." They do it mostly on 1908-S and 1909-S Indian Cents, and that's a shame.
I have the four 1902 gold pieces in Matte Proof. The half sovereign and sovereign are raw and part of an 11 piece set. The two and five pound...
It's either a cast counterfeit, and a bad one, or it's been pickled in acid. Either way, it's not worth very much.
When I was a dealer, the buy price was around 50 cents. The trouble is the cost of handling it exceeds the mark-up, so the buy prices are low.
I bought this one about 40 years ago. I had it graded by NGC who called it an AU-58. It appears to have the complete "E." [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is easily in Good condition, but they sell for less than $1 in that grade. The Grey Sheet says it's worth $1, but that's really the retail...
The sharpness grade is in the VG-10 to Fine-12 range. It's got a pasty, cleaned look to it, but that does not matter. The piece is with whatever...
I will be giving a presentation about these guys at my local club next month. It's the last of my "12 Caesars" series. If you live in the Tampa,...
Going by the photos, I love the color and think that it appears to be under graded. I gave it an "8", but I would not be interested in buying it....
If one ordered everything new the mint is selling, you would not have any money left for anything else.
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